Things are slowing down, Re-cue the inevitable "Canada has a navy?" morans.

netcetric - Cruise ships are the nautical equiavalent of UHAULs.

Does that mean they have no brakes and the speedometer is broken?

WHY DOES EVERYBODY EXPECT A FREE FARKING RIDE AFTER DECIDING TO HOLIDAY IN A FRICKIN WAR ZONE ANYWAY?

If you were on holiday in Florida and it was invaded by racists with guns I bet you would whine for the Canadian Navy to save your ass.

netcentric

There were around 50,000 canadians citizens to start off with in Lebanon.
6000 are out in 13 days...
At that rate when the ships get there, some canadians could be there if they are not killed by the Israelis first.
Of course I say that because Israel has already killed some Canadian children.

The Flag of Canda

AtomicDragon
And when the people back home complaining about hospital waits and pensions have bombs dropping arond them, then they can have some sympathy.

Great idea, AD. We have those B-2's just sitting there at Whiteman AFB since Iraq was "defeated..." Iran is too big, and North Korea has nukes... so we can spare a few bombs for you.

/thinking 'bout ya
//or is it "thinking boot ya?"

Clarky,The flag of Canada


I don't think so, Tim.

neonrisk
If you were on holiday in Florida and it was invaded by racists with guns
...nobody would notice any change.

You can't trust those Canadians an inch. They've got it all planned out, I tell you...

Well, we were promised three battlegroups, an entire division of Canadian Marines, and half of Canada's Air Force to help out over there...

After the exchange rate, we got two Mounties, a canoe, and a paper airplane

/rimshot
//i'll be here all week
///tip your waitress...but not too far over backward, please...

neonrisk "If you were on holiday in Florida and it was invaded by racists with guns I bet you would whine for the Canadian Navy to save your ass."
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Yeah, because Florida and Lebanon are totally the same thing. Sorry, but I don't feel too bad for Westerners hanging out in Lebanon of all places.

And before anyone starts on this "Americans never go outside of America" crap, let me add that I'm an American that is going to have to get pages added to his passport. I've been all over. Hell, I went to Egypt while the company I was doing work for issued a warning to their own employees. I took the risk and wouldn't have cried about getting caught there (even though its safer than Lebanon)

Cody

JUST FOR THE RECORD

The Canadian Navy consists of:

IROQUOIS class (DDH) air defence/anti-submarine destroyer(3)
HALIFAX class (FFH) multi-purpose frigate(12)
VICTORIA class (SSK) submarine(4)
KINGSTON class (MM) Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel(12)
PROTECTEUR class (AOR) multi-cargo supply ship(2)
QUEST (AGOR) research ship(1)
Sea King (CH-124)large shipborne anti-submarine helicopter(28)
Aurora & Arcturus (CP-140 & CP 140A) maritime patrol aircraft (18 + 3)
source http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/current/

Hmmm... I'm a happy Canadian, but the list above is really sad...

Kensey

We thought we could trust you.

Those boys will need to row hard to get there in two weeks...

ALOFANMC, guess you guys shouldn't have stiffed me on that promise to locate a Tim Horton's near where I live so I can get the good stuff without arousing suspicion. But nooooooooo. You guys screwed me over. Well, WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, MAPLE-BOY?????

Canada blows.

Codyl: I took the risk and wouldn't have cried about getting caught there (even though its safer than Lebanon)


I was in Scotland in 1998 when the African Embassy got bombed. All the Americans lost their shiat, and the state department wanted us to check in with local embassies (the closest being London at the time, so that was NOT on the menu). Like a day later there was a bomb scare on the Royal Mile, which didn't help things. In 1999 I was over there again when the Lockerbie bombers went on trial. I didn't get nearly as much shiat at the airport in Glasgow as I get in the US now - and THAT airport was under a direct threat.

You can't get away from it. So you just roll, baby, roll.

Recluse: Yark Foo~!

eazydog: Hmmm... I'm a happy Canadian, but the list above is really sad...


Well - you try, you know? Good try, mate. The beer is lovely, btw.

Clarky: The Flag of Canda

An oak leaf? I don't get it.

/No..oak leaves are rounder. WTF is that?

When we are allowed free passage to Alaska without any B.S. I will rethink my statement,canwolfshadow. Until then,see above.

eazydog: Hmmm... I'm a happy Canadian, but the list above is really sad...

How many of those are actually available for duty?

/sorry if they make your sadderer

Kensey,

We tried, it was wrapped up in the operation to infiltrate decent CFL football,(codename Baltimore Stallions) but the CIA shut us down.

/sorry

3 ships? We'd better send in our air support too!

Given Canada's miniscule budget for airplanes and missiles that's scarily not even funny.

If canada ever did have to actually fight a real war they'd have to adopt suicide bomber tactics in order to get the explosives where they need to be.

eazydog: Hmmm... I'm a happy Canadian, but the list above is really sad...


What is that with the current exchange rate???

Three Moose, two canoes, and an ill-tempered ferret?

There they are!

kolacky:

I worship satan too.

the two frigates and one supply ship could carry as many as 850 evacuees

isn't that the same number of people that new Airbus plane can carry? Something like that?

/knows the airport got pwn3d

My father just shipped out on Halifax, and they don't know when they are gonna be back. Scary shiat, this.

i found it interesting that after the tsunami the canadians wanted to help immediately but couldn't because their military was downsized so much they had no assets in the area and no long range air assets to even send supplies.
the us has a carrier battle group and an amphib group near by plus long range cargo planes to provide immediate relief.

a strong military isn't always for fighting.

ALotOfFeathersAndNotMuchChicken: Clarky,The flag of Canada

I don't think so, Tim.

I didn't say the Flag of Canada. The very Boobieser Misspelled Canada as Canda. I created a flag for the country he had mentioned.

jay-dub: Clarky: The Flag of Canda

An oak leaf? I don't get it.

/No..oak leaves are rounder. WTF is that?

Yes it's an Oak leaf.

Ooh, filter got me. Now I'm it's whipping Boobies.
The OP, Original Poster

"If canada ever did have to actually fight a real war they'd have to adopt suicide bomber tactics in order to get the explosives where they need to be."
We Canucks already have our suicide bomber paradise motivation ready. It involves an endless supply of Keiths plus a perverted chick who'll go down on you in a theatre.

Yay fur Canada

They know how to fight and win, so long as the yanquis stop bombing them in the back.

WTF are all these people doing in Lebanon anyway? When did it become a vacation destination>

Eazydog:

I would say that that list pretty much covers the naval needs we have as set by our foreign policy.

The fact of the matter is we don't do practice that much aggression in our foreign policy so we really don't have to have a large peace time military. Generally all we do militarily peace-keeping, so the Navy is at best used in a support role anyhow. You can't keep the peace if you're shelling the area you're occupying from offshore.

Now if we were constantly on the offensive, yeah, we'd need a much larger Navy.

skyrous:

Given Canada's miniscule budget for airplanes and missiles that's scarily not even funny.

If canada ever did have to actually fight a real war they'd have to adopt suicide bomber tactics in order to get the explosives where they need to be.

Or we could just ship them to the US in containers marked "Canadian Lumber you guys got as a deal. Oh noes, we were pwned!!!!1!1"

Then once they reach the destination the timer goes off and boom... instant capitalism seeking bomb.

Seriously though. If your foreign policy tends to leave well enough alone, you don't need a very large military. Especially if you're part of NATO, as we are. That's the beauty of NATO actually, is that you can spend money on your population as opposed to maintaining a huge standing army for no good reason.

There are (or were) 50,000 "Canadians" in Lebanon. I wonder how many claimed refugee status to become Canadian citizens, then chose to return to the Middle East to live. Hell, I wonder how many have even been to Canada.

Take a kayak and go!!!

I don't understand why people intentionally go to dangerous parts of the world and then complain when things get dangerous.